Thorough
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈθʌɹə/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Thorough is an adjective meaning Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Meaning
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
More Meanings
- Utter; complete; absolute.
- (UK, dialect) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
- (archaic) Through.
Example Sentences
It's the most thorough artwork I have ever seen!
Not enough! Your work has to be thorougher than this.
At length did cross an Albatross: / Thorough the fog it came; […]
You are contented to be led in triumph Thorough the streets of Rome?
Word Forms
- thorougher
- thoroughest
- thoro
- thoroughs
Synonyms for thorough
Depending on context, synonyms include comprehensive, rigorous, scrupulous, downright, outright, unmitigated.
Antonyms for thorough
Common opposites include cursory, superficial, surface-level.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exhaustive, careful, thoroughgoing, complete, painstaking, scrupulous.
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Sources & Attribution
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